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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jeff Siegel (University of New England in Australia)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.592kg ISBN: 9780199216673ISBN 10: 0199216673 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 28 February 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations 1: Introduction 2: Morphological Simplicity in Pidgins 3: Morphological Simplicity and Expansion in Creoles 4: Sources of Morphological Expansion 5: Transfer 6: Constraints on Substrate Influence 7: Substrate Reinforcement 8: Predicting Substrate Influence 9: Decreolization? 10: Conclusion ReferencesReviews<br> With this study Siegel has not only vindicated the controversial life-cycle theory in light of current knowledge of SLA but also put its tenets and more broadly the relevance of current SLA research squarely back on the agenda in research on creole genesis. From the perspective of contact linguistics, Siegel's careful documentation of the morphological expansion of process significantly enhances our understanding of the workings and the principles underpinning substrate influence. This study promises to have a major impact on research on creole genesis, its relationship to SLA, and the nature of variation and change in creole communities for the years to come. --Language<br> well written, extensively researched, and brilliantly argued ... superb contribution to the field. Nicholas Faraclas, Journal of Sociolinguistics Author InformationJeff Siegel is Adjunct Professor of Linguistics at the University of New England in Australia and an Associate Researcher at the University of Hawai'i. His main research interests are in contact varieties of language in the Australia-Pacific region. His published work includes Language Contact in a Plantation Environment: a Sociolinguistic History of Fiji (CUP, 1988), Processes of Language Contact: Studies from Australia and the South Pacific (Fides, 2000), and articles in Language in Society, Studies in Language, Applied Linguistics, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, and the Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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